Queen of sandwiches 👑 The Lebanese fried sandwich 🥪 with the tarator sauce

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

tahini

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: hummus

Hummus provides a creamy texture and is often cheaper.

pita bread

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pita

💰Cheaper: flatbread

Flatbread is often more affordable than pita.

Cut the eggplant and sprinkle some salt on it, then leave it for 30 minutes.

Wash the eggplant and dry it.

Cut the cauliflower into big pieces and wash it, then sprinkle some salt if desired.

Peel the potatoes, wash them, and cut them into thick pieces. Sprinkle salt on the potatoes.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the potatoes until they take on a golden color.

Remove the potatoes and place them on a paper towel to absorb excess oil.

Fry the cauliflower in the hot oil until it is done.

In a bowl, combine half a cup of tahini, one crushed garlic clove, and the juice of one lemon. Sprinkle some salt and mix the ingredients.

Gradually add water to the tahini mixture until you reach a smooth texture.

Fry the eggplants until they take on a golden color, leaving them longer for a stronger flavor if desired.

Assemble the sandwich using Lebanese bread, adding lettuce, potatoes, eggplants, cauliflower, tomato slices, pickles, and generous amounts of taratur sauce.

Drizzle pomegranate molasses over the sandwich.

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